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1.0 The Board maintains high standards of ethical conduct for its members. Members of the Board are responsible to establish and uphold, implement and enforce all laws and codes applying to the District. Given this basic charge, the activities and deliberations of the Board of Trustees will be governed by the following Code of Ethics: Each member of the Board will: 1.1 Avoid any situation that may constitute a conflict of interest and disqualify him/herself from participating in decisions in which he or she has a financial interest. Conflicts of interest may relate not only to the individual trustee but also to his or her family and business associates, or transactions between the District and trustees, including hiring relatives, friends, and business associates as college employees. 1.2 Recognize that the Board acts as a whole and that the authority rests only with the Board in a legally constituted meeting, not with individual members. 1.3 Maintain confidentiality of all Board discussions held in closed session and recognize that deliberations of the Board in closed session are not to be released or discussed in public without the prior approval of the Board by majority vote, in compliance wit